Q. Kittur Chennamma, one of the first women freedom fighters, was the queen of which present-day state?
Answer:
Karnataka
Notes: Kittur Chennamma was the Queen of Kittur, a princely state in present-day Karnataka. She was one of the first Indian rulers to lead an armed revolt against the British East India Company in 1824, protesting the Doctrine of Lapse, introduced by Lord Dalhousie
Every year in the month of October since 1824, 'Kittur Utsava' has been observed to commemorate Kittur Rani Chennamma's rebellion. The leader’s anniversary was observed recently.